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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by saagarjha on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:36AM (#26871406)
I suspect that HR is probably discussing termination procedure as we speak and this will proceed unless the PR pressure is overwhelming and makes it difficult to retaliate.
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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by miga on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @10:15AM (#26874981)
Unlikely since termination would mean that Lijun can resume work on the kernel.
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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by dredmorbius on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @11:58AM (#26876406)
That might depend on non-competes (legal in most states outside California), and how they're interpreted.

IBM's bad-will generation here is large.

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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by rbanffy on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @05:03PM (#26881635)
Maybe, but he still won't be paid for it.
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